📍 401 S Main, Diamond, Newton County, 64840
Diamond Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Diamond, Newton County. The school has 167 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Diamond R-Iv school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Diamond Middle enrolls 167 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
93 of the school's 167 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Diamond Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-70, state senate district 32, state house district 160.
Diamond Middle is one of 3 schools in DIAMOND R-IV, based in DIAMOND, Missouri. The district serves 787 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 167 students, Diamond Middle is smaller than the district average of about 262 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant